Ohio Free Public Divorce Records

By Ben Kingsley


Retrieving Divorce Records Ohio can be done by visiting the specific county Clerk of Court that is in-charge of safeguarding them. The state has an Office of Vital Statistics but they do not provide copies of divorce documents to the public. They can, however, help you out if you do not have any idea which county has the document you wish to retrieve.

Divorce files are considered as part of the public domain, which means that citizens have a right to access them. Requesting your own file can be done in Ohio. This gives you the chance to examine if there are mistakes on any of the details. If you wish to obtain the files of another person, you may do so as well but will only be given the basic details. It is important to take note that the files are protected by certain laws and if they are used for purposes that are prohibited, such as to blackmail a person, violators will be dealt with accordingly.

Before marrying your special someone, make sure that he or she is not involved in another marriage because that would get you in trouble in the near future. You need not worry about hurting your partner's feelings for conducting a background check on them because you can perform it without asking for their permission. And if you have gone through a divorce and want to marry again, you need to present your divorce record upon applying for a marriage license.

The return period for each request takes about two to three weeks. It may take longer or quicker depending on how much information you are able to provide. If you know the name of either the husband or the wife, you can commence with a search already. However, if you wish to obtain the files much sooner, supplying as much information as you can about it so the search results will be trimmed down. Certain fees apply for obtaining the files, all of which are not subject to a refund, regardless of the search results.

Online service providers also maintain and entertain requests for divorce documents. Various service providers can be found on the Web although not all of them are reliable sources. To ensure that you are being provided with valuable pieces of information, check out the business history of your source. You can make use of user reviews as reference because they reveal a lot about what other clients think of the kind of information they were given.

Websites that maintain and supply divorce records are either fee-based or for free. Fee based websites allows you to do a Divorce Records Search for a certain amount of fee and a comprehensive set of information will be given to you. Free websites, as the name implies, lets you do search for free. However, the information you will be given is very limited and usually contains only the names of the couple, the date of their marriage and divorce, and where they were granted. If you are not sure which state the records are maintained, look for a website that offers nationwide search option.




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